Highlights: The Official Newsletter of AACS

September 12, 2025

Golden School Awards: Enter Now!

Submissions are now open for this year's Golden School Awards. To get started, head to our webpage to purchase your entry ($149 flat fee per campus) which will allow you to enter any or all of the nine award categories.

The winners of the 2025 Golden School Awards will be announced at the AACS Annual Conference in Miami Beach, October 23-26.

Annual Conference: Register Multiple Attendees and Enjoy Volume Discounts!

Take advantage of additional savings* when you register multiple attendees from your school for the 2025 Annual Conference in Miami Beach, Florida, October 23-26.

Don't let your school be left out of the most important annual event for beauty, barber, and wellness school owners and operators.

*Volume discount applies for AACS members only

Don't Delay...Rooms are Going Quickly at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.

The AACS Annual Conference room block at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach is filling up quickly! While additional room nights were added for Wednesday and Sunday, we expect the room block to sell out.

If you plan to attend and haven't made your accommodations yet, please do so now!

Watch the Recorded Webinar: Inside the OBBBA

Did you miss the AACS webinar last month on "Inside the OBBBA: Wins and What's Next for Our Sector" with legislative experts Ben Grove and Chris Murray from Thompson Coburn?

AACS members can watch the webinar recording for free in the members-only Info Hub!

Summit Salon Academy Tacoma Hosts Annual Hair Show & "BRA-Zaar"

On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, AACS member school Summit Salon Academy in Tacoma, Washington, rolled out the red carpet for their annual Hair BRA-Zaar. With the 2025 theme, “Hair BRA-Zaar Goes Hollywood,” students and alumni created show-stopping looks based on movies that featured iconic hair and fashion, all while supporting a meaningful cause.

Read more via Summit Salon Academy.